REVIEW: Golden Sound GSIC-30 Accessory

Model:	GSIC-30
Category:	Accessory
Suggested Retail Price:	$40
Description:	Digital Disc Tweak
Manufacturer URL:	Golden Sound
Model Picture:	View

Review by Wellfed (A) on January 14, 2005 at 13:19:56
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The Golden Sound Intelligent Chip is an extremely effective product that somehow improves the performance of digital discs by exposing them to some sort of "exotic" material.
Treatment is accomplished by putting chip atop a player and playing disc for two seconds. Please read the manufacturers web page for an explanation of how this product works. It is curious to say the least, but work it does.
The improvements I've noticed are:
Greater resolution
Better dynamics
Improved spatial presentation
I have treated 25 discs so far and have noticed an improvement on every title treated. It seems that the treatment works more magic on some titles compared with others, but I've found the treatment valuable in every case. I am particularly enamored with how this device improves the spatial presentation.
This is an amazing device and, in my estimation, well worth worth the cost at $1.33 per application.
This will probably be a controversial product that many will dismiss out of hand. As for myself, I am really pleased that I decided to try this product on the enthusiastic recommendation of Geoff Kait at Machina Dynamica. He has never steered me wrong in the past and I now consider this to be an "essential" tweak.
For those given to making a priori judgements, please start another thread to voice your uninformed displeasure.

Product Weakness: None in terms of performance. It would be expensive to treat an entire CD collection.
Product Strengths: Vastly superior to non-treated discs, providing for an exceptionally more believable presentation.

Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier:	Atma-Sphere M-60 Mk. II
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Atma-Sphere MP-1 Mk. II
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	Audio Synthesis DAX Discrete
Speakers:	KÃ¶chel K-300
Cables/Interconnects:	Various
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Various
Room Size (LxWxH):	22.5 x 13.5 x 10.5 avg
Time Period/Length of Audition:	3 weeks
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner

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Topic - REVIEW: Golden Sound GSIC-30 Accessory - Wellfed 13:19:56 01/14/05 (26)

"Please read the manufacturers web page for an explanation of how this product works. " - BS64 15:58:06 01/15/05 (11)

Re: "Please read the manufacturers web page for an explanation of how this product works. " - Wellfed 17:41:54 01/15/05 (10)

more power to ya, and a correction on my part - BS64 03:52:43 01/16/05 (9)

Hopefully that professional... - Wellfed 10:23:29 01/16/05 (8)

not for this one - BS64 12:33:27 01/16/05 (7)

As an end user... - Wellfed 13:37:00 01/16/05 (6)

Re: As an end user... - BS64 15:24:39 01/16/05 (5)

Questions for you... - Wellfed 17:50:37 01/16/05 (4)

Re: Questions for you... - BS64 05:47:05 01/19/05 (3)

Re: Questions for you... - Wellfed 09:40:59 01/19/05 (2)

wrong - BS64 14:11:01 01/19/05 (1)

Thanks... - Wellfed 16:53:30 01/19/05 (0)

You have got to be kidding me. - Bob Wortman 10:44:55 01/15/05 (7)

Not kidding you at all... - Wellfed 13:12:55 01/15/05 (4)

Re: Not kidding you at all... - Steve Eddy 13:43:05 01/15/05 (1)

Haven't tried the photo thing... - Wellfed 14:06:12 01/15/05 (0)

Admire your coolness - cdb 13:33:22 01/15/05 (1)

Definitely a head scratcher... - Wellfed 13:51:27 01/15/05 (0)

Re: You have got to be kidding me. - Steve Eddy 10:52:38 01/15/05 (1)

Re: You have got to be kidding me. - Bob Wortman 15:07:19 01/15/05 (0)

Golden Sound GSIC-30 Accessory - Darryl Farinaud 14:39:59 01/14/05 (5)

Set it and forget it.......... - rob132 19:14:37 01/15/05 (2)

Rob: Do you know how to listen ? - Darryl Farinaud 20:11:06 01/17/05 (0)

rob?, it is obvious that you have nothing useful to say here... - Wellfed 19:36:09 01/15/05 (0)

Oh my word. Here comes the storm about It... - cdb 18:39:52 01/14/05 (1)

It would be great if discs shipped with this treatment... - Wellfed 19:07:37 01/14/05 (0)

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Product Weakness:	None in terms of performance. It would be expensive to treat an entire CD collection.
Product Strengths:	Vastly superior to non-treated discs, providing for an exceptionally more believable presentation.